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Rabbiteye Blueberry
Vaccinium virgatum
Also known as
southern black blueberry (en)
A variety of blueberry
How to sow rabbiteye blueberry: Plant plants into soil or pots.
Sun requirement for rabbiteye blueberry: Plant in Full Sun
Perennial flowering plants with sweet, indigo-colored berries. Blueberry plants are usually erect, prostrate shrubs that range in height from 10cm to 4m high, depending on the cultivar.
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Rabbiteye blueberry facts
Lifespan
Annual
living and reproducing in a single year or less
Optimal temperature
8–17 °C
Absolute temperature
5–25 °C
FAO EcoCrop
Optimal rainfall
500–700 mm/year
Absolute rainfall
250–1700 mm/year
FAO EcoCrop
Optimal soil pH
4.5–6
Absolute soil pH
4–7.5
FAO EcoCrop
Crop cycle
0–0 days
FAO EcoCrop
Max altitude
3500 m
FAO EcoCrop
Optimal light
cloudy skies to very bright
FAO EcoCrop
Growing rabbiteye blueberries
- Prepare acidic, well-drained soil 4 weeks before planting out
- Water regularly at planting out every week
- Mulch with pine bark 2 weeks after planting out
- Feed with acid-loving plant food 8 weeks after planting out every month
- Net the bushes against birds 2 weeks before first harvest
- Pick ripe berries at first harvest every week
- Prune out old stems 6 months after first harvest
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Ecological requirements
Data from the FAO EcoCrop database for Vaccinium myrtillus L.
| Family / Taxonomy | Magnoliopsida Dilleniidae Ericales Ericaceae |
|---|---|
| Life form | sub-shrub |
| Life span | perennial |
| Habit | erect |
| Optimal soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) |
| Optimal soil texture | light, organic |
| Optimal soil fertility | high |
| Optimal soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) |
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